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Periodontitis is connected with hearth disease, diabetes, pre-term low birth, weight and arthritis. Patients and doctors should take it in account and speak about this point with a periodontist.


Pregnant women are particularly prone to periodontal (gum) disease due to hormonal changes associated with pregnancy. The oral mucosa becomes hypertrophic or thickened and sprayed more blood.

Cardiovascular disease

Myocardial infarct, stroke and periodontitis seem to be related to each other. It has been seen that patients with periodontal disease who have lost a significant number of teeth also show a high presence of carotid atheromatous plaques.


There is a strong connection between diabetes and periodontal disease that some researchers define periodontal disease as the sixth complication of diabetes.